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at bay

  1. Cornered, in distress, as in Angry bystanders chased the thief into an alley and held him at bay until the police arrived. This idiom originally came from hunting, where it describes an animal that has been driven back and now faces pursuing hounds. Its use for other situations dates from the late 1500s.



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"It takes a small army to get you through this ordeal," said Mr Tottoh, who is still on maintenance treatment to keep his cancer at bay for as long as possible.

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She started the better in the second set and led by a double break but could not keep Zheng at bay as the Chinese rediscovered her big-hitting form.

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They show up here every couple of days hoping that they’ll move enough to keep the evil Parky at bay.

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The senior right-hander kept the Horned Frogs’ offense at bay, facing just three over the minimum in eight sterling innings.

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It’s actually a dam against the flow of feelings — past traumas and heartbreaks — that she attempts to keep at bay.

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